Here are some fresh screenshots for Platinum Games’ superb lookingVanquish. Either these have been touched up like crazy, or Platinum has done some amazing work over the past few weeks, because the new images look absolutely stunning. Check out the substantial gallery below and let us know what you think. Havingalready played a little piece of this, I am confident that Platinum’s knocked it out of the park again and I can’t wait to play the full thing....

Worry not; Nintendo isn’t the bad guy here. But you should know that your precious Nintendo DS is somehow involved in a price fixing scandal between two LCD makers in Japan. Sharp and Hitachi, two of Japan’s largest electronics companies, were raided by investigators from the Japan Fair Trade Commission yesterday. It seems that something has been funky about the pricing of the two liquid crystal screens on the Nintendo DS....

What, you expected a newPsychonautsgame? Pffft. That game sold, what, four copies? So what if it was really, really good. That story we (and everyone else on the planet)ran earlierabout a mysteriousPsychonauts“Coming Soon!” teaser images was just that — a tease. Double Fine’s Tim Schafertells 1UPit was all a big misunderstanding: “It’s crazy, isn’t it? We just put that in there as a placeholder for thePsychonautspage we’re eventually going to have....

Rejoice, all fans excited forSonic the Hedgehog 4! If there’s one thing you’ve been craving, it’s even more screenshots of Splash Hill Zone, and today our benevolent Sega dictators have provided a most gracious bounty! At this rate, we no longer need toplaySplash Hill Zone, we can just print the screenshots out, arrange them in a flipbook, and let it play itself. So yes, more screenshots for you. Some look old, but some are definitely new....

All original Xbox DLC is back in action on Live. The content was taken down due to an error as we discoveredlast night, but now things are all back where they’re supposed to be until April 15. After April 15, all original Xbox DLC and Live features will be taken down. This is especially good news for those thatare going to playHalo 2with Bungie in April. This is your last chance to grab DLC for Ninja Gaiden, Forza and whatever else actually had DLC for the original Xbox....

Good evening, children. As you may have already gathered, our Over Nine Thousand contest (in which you could win a specialDragonball ZXbox 360 along with a copy ofBurst Limitand other swag) ended this weekend, and the winners will be announced soon … not now. You see, thanks to a unique combination of my own laziness and Firefox 3 being an unreliable piece ofwankthat lost my bookmarks, I actually need a little something from you before I can name a winner....

Phone freaks surely know about the Palm Pre, the first device to truly give Apple’s iPhone a run for its money. And if AT&T’s network and service keeps sucking, you may see many more of these sexy mobile phones, available on Sprint’s service, around town. The Pre has a hidden Dev Mode, which allows it to be connected to another computer running the Palm Mojo SDK to create new applications. Nerdy stuff....

So,Borderlandsis a pretty big deal. The fact that its release is soon (next Tuesday) is probably an even bigger deal. Gearbox Software is getting ready to celebrate, and if you happen to be a Texan, you can join in too. On Saturday, they’ll be throwing aBorderlandsExtravasplosion at the Granada Theatre in Dallas. You can readall about itif you have any intention of going — make sure to RSVP. The flier says Mix Master Mike of the Beastie Boys will be in attendance, which should make for a fun time....

To get the above swag spread, you’d have to be madly in love withPersona 3. I am, but I don’t know that I’d spend the money to get all of the above pictured stuff. Someone in Japan bought six copies of this PSP RPG to get the bonus goods. There’s shirts, calendars, posters, cards and more. There’s even an Aigis pillow so that you may play out a perverted version of the Pinocchio story....

Yes, you could simply plug your drained DSi into a wall, but what fun would that be? And would that be fair to this eternally squealing Pikachu? You’ll find out why he’s squealing. A new charger from Japanese accessory maker Hori lets you slot either your DSi or DSi XL into Pikachu’s adapted Pokeball, which is placed right in front of his excited face. Presumably he charges your portable with his power of electricity....

Earlier this weekwe told youthat we thought we’d see Ninja Theory’sHeavenly Sworddemo hit the North American PlayStation Network very soon. Guess what? It’s up now, and available for downloading. The demo weighs in at just under 1 gigabyte, so get started. The incredibleResident Evil 5trailerwe told you about this morninghas also just been posted. You’ll want to see it in high-definition, right? Speaking of lovely trailers, theMetal Gear Solid 4gameplay videothat has created so much buzz this week is ripe for the picking as well....

Reports have been coming in that Sony’sPCPlayStation Store has been the latest victim of hackers, although the extent of the unauthorized break-in appears to be minimal. According toSony’sown consumer alerts page: We have found out that there has been a possibility of unauthorized access to personal information on the PLAYSTATION®Store through PCs, a content download service of the PLAYSTATION®Network. Although unlikely, it is possible that the passwords of a small percentage of PLAYSTATION Network users may have been changed through unauthorized access, making it possible to view users’ personal information and/or use the Wallet for the PLAYSTATION Store....

Podtoid records a little later this afternoon and we need questions! Not sure what we’re going to be talking about, but I feel in the mood to rant about Electronic Arts and its recent behavior, and I’m sure we’ll have more to say about Willem Dafoe. Remember, we need just questions. If you have film pitches for Willem Dafoe, hold onto them for now. We’ll find an outlet for those later....